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(No Model.)

S. H. HAAS.

' CUFF. I NQ. 284,839. I Patented Sept. 11, 1883.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR I BY 5% ATTORNEY N. PETERS, Pmw-Llmn im. Washinulan.n. c,

NITED STATES FFICE.

2 A'IENT CUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 284,839, datedSeptember 11, 1883,

Application filed August 8, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. HAAS, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cuffs, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference be ing hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cuffs; and it consists in acuff having parallel straight sides and rounding ends, and which iswidened suddenly at its corners, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

The object of my invention is to' provide a cuff which is adapted to beattached to the inside of the coat-sleeve, instead of to the shirt, inthe usual manner, and which is widened suddenly at the corners, so thatwhen the cuff is buttoned in place the ends will come just even witheach other and form a perfect circle, or nearly so, instead of havingthe ends pass each other diagonally, as they will do when the sides ofthe cuff are made straight or simply rounded out slightly at the ends.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a cuff embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective of the same, showing the ends of the cuff buttoned together.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a cuff of the ordinary construction,showing how the ends pass each other at an angle.

A represents a cuff, which has parallel sides, B, and rounding ends 0.Each of the corners of the cuff are suddenly widened out, as at D, andthe sides of the corners extend outward from the parallel sides B at anabrupt angle. Thecorners are widened out in the manner shown for thepurpose of causing the ends, when buttoned together, as shown in Fig. 2,to come just opposite each other, form a perfect circle, or nearly so,and con form to the shape of the sleeve of the coat. As shown in Fig.2,the end which is buttoned together will be quite small around thewrist, while the opposite end will be large, and thus conform to theshape of the sleeve of the coat most perfectly.

Where the corners of the cuff are not widened out, as shown, when theyare buttoned together, as shown in Fig. 2, instead of coming exactlyopposite each other and forming a perfect finish, they pass each otherdiagonally, as shown-in Fig. 3, and thus no circle is formed, and a moreor less untidy appearance is presented. The object of my invention is toovercome this disadvantage of the old form of cuff, andto secure easeand comfort, and avoid annoyance.

This cuff is especially adapted to be buttoned or otherwise attached tothe inside of the sleeve of the coat, and is shaped, as shown, so thatit opens at the top and adapts itself to the sleeve, forming the shapeof the 6 sleeve on the inside; so that the hand can pass in or out atpleasure without disturbing the form of the cuff.

This cuff, being attached to the sleeve ofthe coat, will keep clean muchlonger than a cuff that is attached to the shirt, as the cuff rubs overthe cuff that is attached to the shirt, thereby rubbing the dirt in thecuff. When the cuff is attached totheinside of the sleeve, the cuff isremoved with the coat, thereby avoiding the inconvenience of taking offthe cuff separately and soiling them in the handling. A cuff which isattached to the coatsleeve does not hug so closely to the wrist, andhence it is not so warm and uncomfortable to the wearer, can never getdown over the hand orbecome displaced, andhence is cheaper, cooler, andmore economical in every way.

I am aware that cuffs have been made which have opposite tapering edges,and in which the 8 5 ends are wider than at any other point; but thesecuffs are made on a gradual curve, and which differ from mine in nothaving parallel sides, and in not having the corners widened, as shown.These cuffs cannot be attached to 0 the inside of a coat-sleeve, so asto fit with any convenience to the wearer or have anything like anelegant shape.

' Having thus described my claim- As a new article-of manufacture, acuff, A, provided with the rounding ends 0, and three button-holes ineach end, and having the straight parallel sides. 13 and the angularwidened ends D, the ends being set anan- 100 invention, I

I gle to the sides B, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

r S. H. HAAS. Witnesses:

F. A. LEHMANN, A. S. PATTISON.

